In response to the Supreme Court’s decision following yesterday’s hearing, Rabbi Gilad Kariv, President and CEO of the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism, said:

“The court’s decision reflects the fact that the government has not presented the court with any real progress towards the construction of the egalitarian prayer plaza at the Western Wall. We hope that the decision will make the Israeli government internalize its duty and begin serious and fair negotiations with the Reform and Conservative movements and with Women of the Wall. Until a worthy, dignified and official plaza is established, we will continue to insist on our right to pray at the existing Kotel plaza.”